A Spring Song

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Event A Spring Song
Venue Theatre 3, Acton, ACT
First Date 22 April 1994
Opening Date 22 April 1994
Last Date 21 May 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Three grown daughters trapped psychologically and socially on the family's wheat farm on
some western plain - shades of
Chekov.
"Peter, a poet and school teacher boards with the Dennisons, a farming family. He meets all three daughters and falls in love with Margaret, who is dying. When Dennison tries to prevent his youngest daughter, Kerry, from going out with the local squatter's son she tells him of Margaret's fatal illness and he collapses with a heart attack. Peter decides to resign from teaching and stay on in the house to write".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Family
Relationships
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Helen McFarlane Actor
Lenore McGregor Actor
Ed Wightman Actor
Jim Cotter Composer
Cherylynn Holmes Designer
Ross McGregor Director
Ray Mathew Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record April 1994
Event Identifier 24203
Dataset AusStage